Efficiency savings require learning past lessons
Published on:Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, outlines lessons from NAO reports into the government’s handling of COVID-19 in a keynote speech at the Houses of Parliament.
Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, outlines lessons from NAO reports into the government’s handling of COVID-19 in a keynote speech at the Houses of Parliament.
The 2003 contract for hospital consultants delivered many expected benefits, but there is room for improvement in how trusts manage their consultants.
The NAO has underlined the success of the 2012 Games and stressed the importance of building on that success to deliver legacy benefits.
Defra scheme leads to substantial increase in tree planting and peatland restoration but is losing momentum
Our report sets out the delivery of NS&I’s digital transformation programme, including how NS&I has addressed the issues and risks.
This report assesses how effectively the Department supports the planning regime to provide the right homes in the right places.
Cabinet Office’s contract with MyCSP has not always effectively addressed when performance has fallen below agreed customer service levels.
This report reviews how well patients flow through A&E into the wider hospital in England and at the support NHSE provides to trusts.
This investigation examines the government’s 2025 intervention in British
Steel’s Scunthorpe site, led by DBT.
This report assesses whether the apprenticeships programme is providing value for money.
The Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd are making progress in their reset of the High Speed Two (HS2) railway line.
The progress made by a programme to modernise the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Financial, legal and governance risks remain which the MoD must mitigate to support the increasingly important role of the reserve forces in national defence.
Government needs to ensure its growth plans for Cambridge are aligned with its £6-7bn investment in a new regional railway (East West Rail, Oxford to Cambridge), so it can maximise the economic benefits of the line, a new report by the National Audit Office says.
Defra and the environmental regulators reform programme faces several challenges and success will depend on a joined-up, strategic approach.
Defra should continue to fund the Agency to complete this programme to improve the management of animal disease and secure the full benefits of the new ICT.
In May 2012, the Department of Transport expected the tram-train scheme to be completed by Dec 2015. It is now expected to be completed in May 2018.
Capacity and capability issues, including a lack of digital skills, have contributed to delays to government’s Pensions Dashboards Programme.
Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, will deliver his annual speech in Parliament to MPs and civil servants on 10 February 2026.
This report builds on our previous work and takes stock of the Ministry of Justice’s Transforming Rehabilitation reforms